TotalEnergies SE has added 60,000 barrels per day (bpd) of new production capacity in Angola with the launch of the Begonia and CLOV Phase III projects.
Begonia, located 150 kilometers offshore from Angola, contributes 30,000 bpd. The project includes five wells connected to the Pazflor FPSO (floating production, storage, and offloading) vessel.
As Angola’s first inter-block development, Begonia spans blocks 17 and 17/06, both operated by TotalEnergies. The company holds 38% of Block 17 and 30% of Block 17/06.
CLOV Phase III, part of Block 17 and situated 140 kilometers offshore, also produces 30,000 bpd. It comprises four wells tied back to the CLOV FPSO.
In Block 17, TotalEnergies partners with Equinor (22.16%), ExxonMobil (19%), Azule Energy (15.84%), and Angola’s state-owned Sonangol (5%).
In Block 17/06, the partners include Sonangol (30%), SSI (27.5%), ETU Energias (7.5%), and Falcon Oil (5%).
Paulino Jeronimo, chairman of Angola’s National Petroleum, Gas, and Biofuels Agency, said the new projects will help the country maintain oil production above one million bpd.
Nicolas Terraz, TotalEnergies’ head of exploration and production, said the company is optimizing existing FPSO capacity in Block 17 (Pazflor and CLOV) to cut both costs and emissions.
In addition to CLOV and Pazflor, TotalEnergies operates FPSOs Dalia and Girassol in Block 17. The company also continues infill drilling and recently drilled the Dalia-6 exploration well in 2024.
Beyond Block 17, TotalEnergies and its partners greenlit the Kaminho project in Block 20/11 last year. As the first major deepwater development in the Kwanza Basin, Kaminho will produce 70,000 bpd from the Cameia and Golfinho fields, with production set to start in 2028. TotalEnergies operates the block with a 40% stake.
In Block 32, where TotalEnergies holds 30%, the company is drilling development wells through Q3 2025, including three infill wells under Kari Phase 1. It is also assessing further developments in the block’s central and northern discoveries. Block 32 already produces oil via the Kaombo Norte and Kaombo Sul FPSOs.
In 2023, Block 0—where TotalEnergies owns a 10% stake—secured a license extension until 2045.
TotalEnergies says it contributes over 45% of Angola’s oil production through its operated deepwater projects.
source: www.rigzone.com
African Energy Council